Ray Kenneth Wood

Ray Kenneth Wood 91, of Attalla passed away February 8, 2020. Funeral service will be held at 2p.m. February 11, 2020 at Morgan Funeral Chapel with Bro. Jimmy Bailey and Bro. Bobby Bryant officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Burial will be at Rainbow Memorial Gardens.

Ray was preceded in death by his parents, Ernest and Artie Wood; son, Billy Ray Wood; daughter, Cynthia Dianne Sewell; three brothers, Jack, Larry, and David Wood.

He is survived by his loving wife of 68 years, Mary Thrasher Wood; daughter, Janice Osborne, brother, Jerry (Lynda) Wood; sisters, JoAnn (Jerry) Perry, Joy Sharp, Martha (Bobby) Bryant; grandchildren, Chad Cox, Staci Bray, Amanda Osborne, and Brandi Wood; great grandchildren, Shelby Hodge, Gavin Bray, Silas Osborne, Maggie Bray, Aspen Haynie, Isaak Zuniga, and McKayla McCulley.

Ray was a 1948 graduate of Etowah High School. He was a veteran serving in the United States Air Force, Reserves, and National Guard. He was a “mechanical genius” who could fix anything. Ray worked a number of years for Bowman Transportation Co. in Gadsden and Atlanta and MacLack Transportation Co. He worked well into his 80’s working for Ferguson’s Florist and was associated with Johnson’s Giant Foods until his health began to fail. The Johnsons are longtime friends and considered family. Ray was a Christian, devoted to his family and will be greatly missed.

Special thanks to Amedysis Hospice, Chris Jones and Lyn Johnson.

Pallbearers will be Lyn Johnson, Mac Johnson, Anthony Bray, Bart Haynie, Jud Hodge, and Chris Jones.